Sufjan Stevens
A House With
[Verse 1]
I wanted
To have a house
Full of bird life
So I went out and bought feeders
Bags of seed
Hooks and chains
And hung them all around the yard
Just outside of every window
[Bridge 1]
Cardinals
Sparrows
Goldfinch
Juncos
Flickers
Waxwings
Titmouse
Buntings
[Refrain]
Filling up my heart again
Filling up my heart again
[Verse 2]
I wanted to have a house
Full of plant life
So I went out
Bought planters
Starts and seeds
And bags of soil
And put them out in every room
In the corners of the light
[Bridge]
Geranium
(Alocasia)
Jade Tree
(Philodendron)
Hydrangea
(Tradescantia)
Pye weed
(Rose of Sharon)
Night Bloom
(Aloe Vera)
Cereus
(Portulaca)
Vermillion
(Spathiphyllum)
Oxalis
(Terracotta)
[Interlude]
[Refrain]
Filling up my heart again
Filling up my heart again
[Verse 3]
I wanted to have a house
Full of life and meaning
But everything is wild and fleeting
It comes and goes
Repeating